Cumberland Falls
by Michael Doyle

Internet sites, articles, and word of mouth
Has Cumberland Falls as the Niagara of the South
And though we haven't made it to see the moonbow
We have been there to see the gentle waters flow

The Cumberland River's water ripples over the falls
As something beautiful to behold, but not that tall
It's a record of time that unfolds before the eyes
And seems all the more majestic just after sunrise

Giant boulders are all that tame this water
As we looked on it, two daughters and their father
We wondered at the changes come and gone
As the river forged its path to there and further beyond

Smoothly polished and roughly passed
The river flows on with a mark that will last
Its impression made on the Daniel Boone National Forest
Is an impression that lives up as promised

One day the girls and I will see that moonbow
Under a full moon's light, above the waterflow
And it will remind us of promises made and kept
Pinkies crossed, and sometime after many nights slept

(c) November 8, 2023   Michael Doyle
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